This Darling World

By Hiram Larew

PROMPT — Joy is ...

The cream of my existence

the peach of my dreams

the very plush of my being

and love-filled soap suds

My found at last

my been waiting for

my tumult of joy

my intended

and forever everything

of hoping

Waking walking talking

inside outside

leaning playing

poking prodding

slow to speedy --

my Billy Betsy

Yes this darling world here inside me

This hop-scotch place --

my hearty giddy

my winking trees

And of course

with every lunch plate chipped

from bragging

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Hiram Larew's poems appear in Iowa Review, Contemporary American Voices, Poetry Scotland, RHINO, Louisiana Literature, and beyond. As Founder of Poetry X Hunger, he's bringing a world of poets to the anti-hunger cause. www.HiramLarewPoetry.com and www.PoetryXHunger.com. He writes from Churchton, MD.